BTDT: Did walking help labor?? UPDATE...contractions coming and going?

Update: last night at midnight I was getting what I thought were real contractions...felt like menstral cramps (not super painful but I figured they would intensify), moved up to my belly tightened...so after about 40 min of this I showered to see if that made them subside--and it did they went away!!!!!!

4am I felt them again but VERY lightly. Again they went away

Went for a walk this morning for @ an hour again.

Have gone to the bathroom 3x's (sorry tmi lol) which is very unusual for me.

I feel "off" some pain in my back but nothing REAL PAINFUL so I guess this is all fake labor..or pre labor. I have no clue but I am going nuts over here!

Did this happen to anyone else or am I the only freak to have this happen!!




So I thought I had my bloody show thurs, but maybe it was mucus plug....(Also I am 80% effaced and 1.5 dilated as of thurs)

Have had contractions on and off since never got regular or painful.

Just went for an hour walk to shake things up.

Did walking help anyone else??

Message edited 9/25/2011 12:34:55 PM.

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor??

I have no answers from personal experience but I wanted to wish you good luck and that I hope you have your little baby fast and easy!
If it means anything, all the million books I have read say that walking does help and my good friend walked a lot during labor two weeks ago and she went FAST!!

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor??

When I had DS yes it did, very much so. I only walked a few blocks and with in 2 days he was here

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor??

Not for me. I was still at the gym until the week I was due. I did everything from elliptical to walking. Nothing helped. I tried every single old wives tale to induce labor. None of it worked. Unfortunately this is just one of those things that happens when the baby is ready.

Good luck!!!!

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YES!!! I was a week late. I took my dog for a really long walk around 4pm on Thurs. My water broke at 5:30 am on Friday. walk, walk walk!!!!!

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When I lost my mucous plug my water broke about 5 hrs later. I bet your baby will be here before Tuesday.

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Posted by PrincessP

When I lost my mucous plug my water broke about 5 hrs later. I bet your baby will be here before Tuesday.

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I never went into labor, had a c-section because she was measuring over 10lbs, but I know so many people swear by walking!

My sister swears by vacuuming! She was 2 weeks late and went on a cleaning frenzy and vacuumed the entire house and low and behold, that night she went into labor!

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Absolutely. With DS, I walked about a mile Friday afternoon and 3am Saturday morning my water broke.

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walking helped me a lot and it helped the most when I actually started to go into labor, it made it go from "this isnt so bad" to "we NEED to go to the hospital"

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You never know! I did walk a ton and continued to go to gym and had DD 4 days early. But, I have a friend who lived in San Francisco and walked daily up and down the crazy hills for at least an hour and was still two weeks late.

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor?? UPDATE...contractions coming and going?

BUMP for update..thank you for your help

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor?? UPDATE...contractions coming and going?

Wahoo! Try some spicy food too! LOL

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor?? UPDATE...contractions coming and going?

just wanted to say good luckkkkk!!!!

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor?? UPDATE...contractions coming and going?

While in labor, moving around was a huge help... but I don't think any one specific thing brought labor on.

Good luck!

Hey, Diamond Baby: Eviction notice has been rendered!

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor?? UPDATE...contractions coming and going?

I have a feeling sooner than later Diamond Baby is going to be here!!!

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor?? UPDATE...contractions coming and going?

Thanks girls I hope so. It is just so annoying to keep feeling like it is happening and then have it stop if nothing was happening that would be fine...but the on and off contractions are making me nuts!

Re: BTDT: Did walking help labor?? UPDATE...contractions coming and going?

Sounds like you're in early labor and baby is coming sooooonnn!! Good luck!